LancasterHistory Research Collections

Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to J. B. Henry
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.049
Date Range
1885/01/23
  2 documents     6 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to J. B. Henry
Description
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to J. B. Henry explaining his progress in trying to determine who owns the land, perhaps owned by Richard D. Davis, John Patten, and Judge Barber; letter from R. J. Brown enclosed giving old Judge Pratt as the source of the above information. Envelope with printed return address, postmark and stamp addressed to J. B. Henry Esq, Box 72 Garden City, Long Island, NY. Glens Falls, NY.
Date Range
1885/01/23
Creator
Coolidge, Thomas Smead, 1839-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 3, Box 3
People
Barber, Hiram
Brown, R. J.
Coolidge, Thomas Smead
Davis, Richard D.
Henry, James Buchanan
Patten, John
Pratt, Daniel
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
3 items, 6 pages to scan, 15.3 x 24.2 cm., 9 x 15.9 cm. and 14.5 x 23 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 3 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.049
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1997.045a-c
Other Number
JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 49
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to James Buchanan Henry
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.058
Date Range
1885/06/28
  2 documents     2 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 3 James Buchanan Henry
Title
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to James Buchanan Henry
Description
Letter from T. S. Coolidge to James Buchanan Henry saying that he has mailed the map and enclosing a letter from Brown; offers two ways the property line can be drawn to give advantage to James Buchanan Henry for right-of-way and dock privileges; county clerk as mailed a later search and finds that Judge Hiram Barber allowed the tract to be sold to Lemuel C. P. Seelye, a brother-in-law of the judge’s; and will get a quit-rent from Mr. Barber. Glens Falls, NY.
Date Range
1885/06/28
Creator
Coolidge, Thomas Smead, 1839-1921
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 3, Box 3
People
Barber, Hiram
Brown, R. J.
Coolidge, Thomas Smead
Henry, James Buchanan
Seelye, Lemuel C. P.
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Correspondence
Letters
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
1 item, 2 pages to scan, 15.4 x 24.1 cm.
Object Name
Letter
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 3 Series 1
Object ID
JBFP 3.1.2.058
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1997.050
Other Number
JBFP Part 3, Series 1, Subseries 2, Folder 58
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
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Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Title Search by the Deputy Clerk, E. W. Hunt on Lots 18 and 10 in the Tongue Mountain Tract
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.2.002
Date Range
1885/01/21
  2 documents     4 images  
Collection
James Buchanan Family Papers, Part 8 Others (Not Part of the Family)
Title
Title Search by the Deputy Clerk, E. W. Hunt on Lots 18 and 10 in the Tongue Mountain Tract
Description
Title Search by the Deputy Clerk, E. W. Hunt on Lots 18 and 10 in the Tongue Mountain Tract. Quit Claim of Leonard M. Davis, Egbert Davis, Richard D. Davis, William H. Davis, Walter Cunningham and wife, Samuel Oakley and wife, George W. Kirkland and wife, and all heirs of Henry Davis, deceased, to William McDonald, conveyed on 5 November 1836, recorded 30 December 1841 in Book L, p. 16. McDonald conveyed the same lots as quit claim to Hiram Barber on 29 December 1841, recorded 30 December 1841 in Book L, p. 17. He found no conveyances or liens affecting the property between 5 November 1836 and 8 January 1855. This sheet dated 23 January 1855 at Lake George and signed by Hunt. Further searching made on 23 January 1885 for conveyances and liens as well as judgments against Joseph Fowler and Thomas S. Coolidge for the last ten years and against Eldad W. Goodman from 23 January 1885 to date affecting the following deed: Quit Claim, Eldad W. Goodman and wife to Joseph Fowler and Thomas S. Coolidge on 10 February 1885, recorded 13 February 1885 in Book No. 48 p.--. Conveys the equal undivided two thirds part of lot No. 18 Tongue Mountain Tract “situate at the south end of Tongue Mountain”. Signed by Hunt and dated 14 February 1885. A continuation of the search against the same persons from 14 February 1885 to date found no further conveyances by deed or mortgage. Signed by Hunt and dated 21 February 1885. Lake George, Warren County, NY.
Date Range
1885/01/21
Creator
Hunt, E. W.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Container
JBFP Part 8, Box 1
People
Hunt, E. W.
Davis, Leonard M.
Davis, Egbert
Davis, Richard D.
Davis, William H.
Cunningham, Walter
Oakley, Samuel
Kirkland, George W.
Davis, Henry
McDonald, William
Barber, Hiram
Fowler, Joseph
Goodman, Eldad W.
Coolidge, Thomas S.
Subjects
Lake George (N.Y.)
Real property
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Search Terms
Real estate
Tongue Mountain, Lake George Wild Forest, Adirondack Mountains, New York
Buchanan Collections
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Extent
2 items, 4 pages to scan, 8.5 x 14.25 in.
Object Name
Review
Language
English
Parent Object ID
JBFP Part 8 Series 2
Object ID
JBFP 8.2.2.002
Associated Material
James Buchanan Papers, Dickinson College Archives & Special Collections,
http://archives.dickinson.edu/collection-descriptions/james-buchanan-papers
James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers, Library of Congress,
https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-buchanan-and-harriet-lane-johnston-papers/
James Buchanan Papers, Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/b/Buchanan0091.html
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
Notes
May 2020 PastPerfect Conversion
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org at least two weeks prior to visit.
Copyright
Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact archives@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Some items are photocopies from other collections--researchers must obtain permission for reproduction and publication from the owner of the original material.
Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
JBMS1997.064
Other Number
JBFP Part 8, Series 2, Subseries 2, Folder 2
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Images
Documents
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